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HLA presentation mechanisms of long non-coding RNA-derived cancer antigens

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H03490
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 49070:Immunology-related
Research InstitutionSapporo Medical University

Principal Investigator

KANASEKI Takayuki  札幌医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (50531266)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywords腫瘍免疫 / 抗原 / HLA / T細胞 / 免疫治療 / ノンコーディングRNA / 腫瘍抗原 / 免疫監視 / がん抗原 / プロテオゲノミクス / Cancer Antigen / Antigen Processing / Cancer Immunotherapy / Non-coding RNA
Outline of Research at the Start

CD8+ T細胞(CTL)は標的細胞のペプチドとHLAクラスI複合体を認識する。CTLによるがん識別システム解明のため、我々はプロゲオゲノミクスHLAリガンドーム系を確立し、大腸がんHLA-A24に提示されるペプチド群のなかからlong non-coding RNA(lncRNA)に由来するペプチドを同定した。同ペプチドは特異的かつ効率的にがん細胞を認識・傷害するCTLを誘導可能であり、新しいタイプの治療標的抗原となりうる。本研究では、lncRNAがん抗原が細胞内で翻訳されHLA提示される基礎的メカニズムを解明し、がん免疫領域の新しい研究基盤確立を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed proteogenomic HLA ligandome analysis employing mass spectrometry and RNA-seq, and found that cryptic peptides, which were not registered in the present proteome databases, accounted for approximately 5% of the immunopeptidome of human colon cancer tissues. We identified a peptide that originated from the oncogenic long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), PVT1. The PVT1 peptide was enriched in cancer tissues compared with normal mucosa, and was immunogenic to induce specific T cell responses in both patients and healthy donors. Interestingly, the peptide was encoded by a short ORF, which was followed by a premature termination codon. We found that the inhibition of nonsense mediated RNA decay (NMD) enhanced T cell responses to cancer cells that endogenously expressed the PVT1 gene. These results indicate the presence of a novel class of tumor antigens encoded by lncRNAs, and demonstrate a potential mechanism that regulate their antigen presentation.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

T細胞はHLA提示された抗原ペプチドを認識し、腫瘍を拒絶する。抗原ペプチドはT細胞反応を導くカギの役割を果たす。既存の免疫チェックポイント阻害剤はどれも対象腫瘍のMHC提示ペプチド配列を考慮しない治療法である。しかし、適切な抗原配列を取得し標的として治療に組み込むことができれば、免疫治療効果の改善・上乗せを期待できる。本研究では世界に先駆けてlncRNAにコードされる新しいがん抗原クラスを発見し、その抗原提示メカニズムを明らかにした。免疫治療の新しい標的として、標準治療の創出につながる発見と考える。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Palladium-Induced Temporal Internalization of MHC Class I Contributes to T Cell-Mediated Antigenicity2021

    • Author(s)
      Ito Koyu、Kanaseki Takayuki、Tokita Serina、Torigoe Toshihiko、Hirasawa Noriyasu、Ogasawara Kouetsu
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 12 Pages: 736936-736936

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2021.736936

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] CD8+ T?cell Immune Surveillance against a Tumor Antigen Encoded by the Oncogenic Long Noncoding RNA <i>PVT1</i>2021

    • Author(s)
      Kikuchi Yasuhiro、Tokita Serina、Hirama Tomomi、Kochin Vitaly、Nakatsugawa Munehide、Shinkawa Tomoyo、Hirohashi Yoshihiko、Tsukahara Tomohide、Hata Fumitake、Takemasa Ichiro、Sato Noriyuki、Kanaseki Takayuki、Torigoe Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Immunology Research

      Volume: 9 Issue: 11 Pages: 1342-1353

    • DOI

      10.1158/2326-6066.cir-20-0964

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Proteogenomic identification of an immunogenic HLA class I neoantigen in mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer tissue2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirama Tomomi、Tokita Serina、Nakatsugawa Munehide、Murata Kenji、Nannya Yasuhito、Matsuo Kazuhiko、Inoko Hidetoshi、Hirohashi Yoshihiko、Hashimoto Shinichi、Ogawa Seishi、Takemasa Ichiro、Sato Noriyuki、Hata Fumitake、Kanaseki Takayuki、Torigoe Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      JCI Insight

      Volume: 6 Issue: 14 Pages: 146356-146356

    • DOI

      10.1172/jci.insight.146356

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of CD8+ T-cell responses to non-anchor-type HLA class I neoantigens with single amino-acid substitutions2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinkawa Tomoyo、Tokita Serina、Nakatsugawa Munehide、Kikuchi Yasuhiro、Kanaseki Takayuki、Torigoe Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      OncoImmunology

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 1870062-1870062

    • DOI

      10.1080/2162402x.2020.1870062

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Proteogenomic discovery of cancer antigens: Neoantigens and beyond2019

    • Author(s)
      Kanaseki, T. Tokita, S. Torigoe, T.
    • Journal Title

      Pathology international

      Volume: 69 Issue: 9 Pages: 511-518

    • DOI

      10.1111/pin.12841

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Proteogenomics: advances in cancer antigen research2019

    • Author(s)
      Kanaseki, T. Torigoe, T.
    • Journal Title

      Immunological medicine

      Volume: 42 Issue: 2 Pages: 65-70

    • DOI

      10.1080/25785826.2019.1640500

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ネオアンチゲンと免疫チェックポイント阻害剤2021

    • Author(s)
      金関貴幸
    • Organizer
      日本臨床腫瘍学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] プロテオゲノミクスによるHLA提示ペプチド解析と非コード領域遺伝子に由来する新しいがん抗原クラスの同定2020

    • Author(s)
      金関貴幸
    • Organizer
      第24回 日本がん免疫学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Identification of a new type of neoantigen derived from splice peptides2019

    • Author(s)
      Koji Kato
    • Organizer
      FIFTH CRI-CIMT-EATI AACR INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY CONFERENCE
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] HLA ligandome analysis reveals an antigen processing signature required for HLA class I presentation and CD8+ T cell responses2019

    • Author(s)
      Takayuki Kanaseki
    • Organizer
      FIFTH CRI-CIMT-EATI AACR INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY CONFERENCE
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 基礎研究視点から考えるネオアンチゲン免疫原性の重要性2019

    • Author(s)
      金関貴幸
    • Organizer
      日本がん免疫学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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